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Coverage of scientific research and breakthroughs, environmental issues, and health.

Unveiled in Miami

Underwater 'human habitat' aims to allow researchers to make weeklong dives

'Will not lead to humanity's demise'

Trump declares victory against climate 'hoax' after Bill Gates comments

A woman walks on rubble left following the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, Jamaica

Hurricane Melissa

'Never been this bad': Jamaica surveys ruins in hurricane's wake

EU in race against time to agree climate emissions target

Bull Bay, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl on July 4, 2024

Promised targets not reached

Funds for climate adaptation 'lifeline' far off track: UN

Flooding triggered by record heavy rain has killed at least seven people and inundated more than 100,000 homes in central Vietnam

Triggered by heavy rain

Record Vietnam rains kill seven and flood 100,000 homes

BASF boss Markus Kamieth said it was becoming 'very, very difficult in practice' for industry to deal with Europe's market for carbon permits and attendant taxes

'Toxic' for investment

Chemicals firm BASF urges EU to cut red tape as profit dips

Declared a disaster zone

A resident of Playa Canizo sticks out his hand to hitch a ride to evacuate to a safe location, ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa

Under sheets of rain

Cubans flee the coast as Hurricane Melissa looms

Jamaican health authorities are warning residents to stay vigilant against hurricane-displaced crocodiles

People advised to be vigilant

New danger for hurricane-hit Jamaica: wandering crocodiles

Indigenous activists protested in Brasilia on October 14 during the pre-COP30 preparatory meeting

Lack of new climate pledges

World far off track to meet climate goals: UN

In 2016, Norway granted 10 exploration licences in the Barents Sea, including to national champion Statoil, now known as Equinor

No breach of obligations

European court clears Norway of climate misconduct over oil licences

An aerial view shows floodwaters inundating the Imperial City in Vietnam's Hue

Thousands evacuated in Vietnam after record rain triggers floods

An aerial view shows floodwaters inundating the Imperial City in Vietnam's Hue

Vietnam city sets national record with 1.7 m rain in 24 hours

Zebras are happy to have humans around as protection from predators

Nashulai conservancy

Kenya conservation areas evolve to keep Maasai and wildlife together

A sign warning hikers about bears at Shiraito Falls, north of the resort town of Karuizawa, Nagano prefecture

10 people killed

Japan governor asks for military help against 'dire' bear attacks

Australia deploys aerial drones, tracking tags and nets to protect beachgoers from sharks

Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old

Despite criticism over its environmental impact, artificial snow will be used at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics

Winter Olympics: high in the Alps, artificial snow will still play role

Jamaica's top officials have urged people on the island of 2.8 million to cooperate with evacuation orders

Bracing for impact

'Not our first hurricane': Jamaicans prepare to ride out deadly Melissa

Fishermen boats are tied together in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa near Rae Town, a fishing village in East Kingston, Jamaica

Category 5 storm

AI-generated fakes proliferate as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica

Waves crash onto the beach in Kingston on October 27, 2025; Hurricane Melissa threatened Jamaica with potentially deadly rains after rapidly intensifying into a top-level Category 5 storm

Slow but savage: Why hurricanes like Melissa are becoming more common

Murray cod -- this one from the Sydney Aquarium in 2011 -- can live for nearly 50 years

860-kilometre journey

Australian Murray cod wallops swim record

Putin had already suspended Russia's participation in the agreement in 2016

Already defunct deal

Putin terminates plutonium disposal agreement with US

Fishing boats are tied together in preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Melissa near the fishing village of Rae Town, East Kingston, Jamaica

Catastrophic flooding predicted

Jamaica braces as 'extremely powerful' Hurricane Melissa looms

Locals are divided on how to benefit from interest in Mrima Hill's minerals

Critical for high-tech industry

Global race for rare earths comes to Kenya's Mrima Hill

Work was frozen after jihadists launched a deadly attack on the site of the project near the Tanzanian border in March 2021

Waiting for government's green light

TotalEnergies approves restart of $20-bn Mozambique gas project

Porsche has said it will delay the introduction of some fully electric cars and extend the life of some combustion engine and hybrid models

After strong first half of the year

Porsche loses almost one billion euros on shift back to petrol

Nigerian environmentalist Nnimmo Bassey says that the best part of COP is meeting other activists - and ignoring the policymakers

Young people are rising up

Top Nigerian environmentalist sees little coming out of COP30

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